7.Loosen the two nuts on the front of height indicator so that the foot pedal is free FIG. 36.
8.Start the leveling process on the left front of the tractor.
9.Set the amount of threads protruding on the deck lift rod from the lift block at approximately 1" FIG. 37.
10.Jam both nuts against the block.
11.Push or pull on the deck lift foot pedal until the chain on the left front just becomes tight, making sure that the deck stays tight against the 4" block.
12.While keeping the chain tight, tighten the nuts against the deck lift block on the height indicator rod FIG. 36.
13.Go to the right front of the tractor.
14.Loosen the 5/16" jam nut on the adjuster lift chain FIG. 35, and back the adjuster bolt out to allow the adjuster to move up and down freely.
15.Be sure that adjuster is free to move up and down.
16.Tighten the adjuster bolt until the chain just becomes tight, making sure that the deck stays tight against the 4" block.
17.Tighten the adjuster bolt jam nut to prevent the adjuster bolt from moving FIG. 35
18.Tighten the hardware holding the chain and adjuster onto the deck lift arm.
19.Go to the right rear of the tractor.
20.Make sure that there is still slack in the chain. If not, loosen the two nuts on the block holding the threaded rod until there is slack in the deck lift chain FIG. 34.
21.Tighten the appropriate nut until the chain just becomes tight, making sure that the deck stays tight against the 3" block.
22.Tighten the other nut on the opposite side of the block, and jam them tightly together against the block.
23.Go to the left rear of the tractor.
24.Make sure that there is still slack in the chain. If not, loosen the two nuts on the block holding the threaded rod until there is slack in the deck lift chain FIG. 33.
25.Tighten the appropriate nut until the chain just becomes tight.
26.Tighten the other nut on the opposite side of the block, and jam them tightly together against the block.
27.Compress the deck lift assist springs so that there is 1” of space between the front nut and on the spring and the rear nut on the deck lift block FIG. 37. Typical both sides.
28.When completed, all chains will be tight, and deck cutting height will be set to the deck height indicator.
FOOT PEDAL
NUTS
FIG. 36
LIFT BLOCK |
1" |
1" |
DECK LIFT ROD |
FIG. 37
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